steppe
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steppe
- /stɛp/ UK, US
Sounds like step · Rhymes with -ɛp
Where it comes from
From German Steppe or French steppe, in turn from Russian степь (stepʹ, “flat grassy plain”) or Ukrainian степ (step). There is no generally accepted earlier etymology, but there is a speculative Old East Slavic reconstruction *сътепь (sŭtepĭ, “trampled place, flat, bare”), related to топот (topot), топтать (toptatĭ).
noun steppes
- The grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia. Nevertheless be it remarked, that even a Russian steppe has tumuli and gold ornaments […]
- A vast, cold, dry, grassy plain. Grasslands: The Steppe biome is a dry, cold, grassland that is found in all of the continents except Australia and Antarctica. It is mostly found in the USA, Mongolia, Siberia, Tibet and China. There isn't much humidity in the air because Steppe is located away from the ocean and close to mountain b
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noun the grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia
| Español | estepa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스텝 seutep |
| 日本語 | ステップ suteppu, 草原 sōgen |
| 中文 | 草原 cǎoyuán, 乾草原 /干草原 gāncǎoyuán |
| हिन्दी | स्तपी stapī |
| Português | estepe |
| Français | steppe |
| Deutsch | Steppe |
| Italiano | steppa |
| Ελληνικά | στέπα stépa |
| Română | stepă |
| Русский | степь stepʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | thảo nguyên |
| العربية | مَرْعَى marʕā, سْتِيب steb, سْتِيب stīb |
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